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Hot Water Urn with lid & lamp cover

Dateca. 1770

OriginEngland, Sheffield

MediumFused silverplate (Sheffield Plate); ivory

DimensionsOH: 20 3/4" OL with spout: 11 3/8" OW: 9 1/4"

Credit LineGift of Mr. Eric N. Shrubsole

Object number2002-124,A-G

DescriptionFour scroll and bead feet support a shaped, square base with pierced and gadrooned skirt with (later) spirit lamp. Four slender reeded legs with lion paw feet extend from shoulders of base to bayonet-lock ring beneath an egg-shaped, spirally fluted body with lion masks with drop ring handles on opposite sides; straight spigot with floral attachment to body, and shell motif ivory handle. Conical pull off cover with spiral fluting and screw-on pineapple finial.

Urn=A; Lid=B; Finial=C; Base/Stand=D; Wick Holder=F; Ring Clamp=G
Label TextHot water urns, sometimes called tea or coffee urns, were popular forms in fused silverplate because of their large size.
InscribedEngraved on shoulder of base with crest of a bear passant, muzzled and collared
ProvenanceUnknown.